California Refinery Breakdowns Push Gas Toward $4 a Gallon
- Pump prices rise to avg $3.71, highest of any U.S. state: AAA
- Gasoline prices are set to hit $4 for first time since 2014
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California drivers are facing the prospect of paying $4 a gallon at the pump for the first time in five years after its refineries were hit by a series of breakdowns.
Pump prices in the most populace U.S. state have gained 12 cents in the past week to average $3.71 a gallon, according to AAA. That’s about three times the nationwide increase. In rural Mono county, near Yosemite National Park, prices are already above $4 a gallon while in San Francisco they’ve risen to $3.86 and in Los Angeles they’re up to $3.79.